What do we think of people who eat things like cupcakes, French fries, candy bars and snow cones with a knife and fork? Are they dumb? Or just plain sophisticated? I vote BOTH.

Last week I combined numbers two and three and took a picture of a stranger eating a chocolate chip cookie with a fork and knife. He was out in public TOTALLY SHAMELESS. I took a sneak pic and thought about putting it up on Twitter, but then felt guilty. Here’s this guy doing a very private thing out in public and I’m about to take a picture and laugh at him to my internet friends. So I didn’t.

These cupcakes are dang delicious. Are we over cupcakes now? I feel like I haven’t made a cupcake on this blog in more than a year.

Cupcakes are like the popular girl in school that you sort of have a girl crush on and then she says one too many flighty comments that make your eyes roll and then you’re over her.

Cupcakes are usually too sweet, too overly decorated and just too overly present.

But I needed something to put this green tea frosting that was in my brain, so here we are.

These cupcakes are chocolate-EY! And they have a secret ingredient in them which makes them super light and fluffy. That’s right, Sprite. The carbonation in the soda helps with the overall airiness in these cupcakes. It’s science.

Let’s talk matcha powder!

Matcha powder can usually be found at any tea shops or grocery stores. They sell it at Whole Foods too, or you can buy it online here or here.

I love mixing matcha powder with half hot water and half warm milk. I’m currently on a 3pm green tea latte habit which I can’t get enough of. To make it I mix a teaspoon of matcha powder with half a cup of hot water and a half a cup of warm milk. Divine!

Matcha powder is just green tea leaves deveined and stone ground until it reaches a very fine powder. It dissolves really quickly in hot water and seamlessly in this buttercream frosting.

These cupcakes are chocolatey, moist and super light and airy, while the green tea frosting has a comforting flavor that warms you right up.

I loooove dhese cupcakes..and this is coming from a girl who’d usually rather have a biscuit.

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Generously spray the inside of the cupcake liners with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In a small saucepan, heat the Sprite, cocoa powder, and butter over medium heat until the butter is melted. Add the sugars and whisk until dissolved. Remove from the heat and let cool. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt together.

3. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs until just beaten, then whisk them into the cooled cocoa mixture until combined. Gently fold the flour mixture into the cocoa mixture. The batter will be slightly lumpy–do not overbeat, as it could cause the cake to be tough.

4. Pour the batter into the prepared cupcake liners/tin and bake for about 20 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time, until a small skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.

5. Meanwhile, add the butter to a medium bowl. Sift the powdered sugar and matcha powder over the butter and add the buttermilk. Using a hand-mixer, beat until smooth, about 1-2 minutes, being sure not to over beat the butter. You might need to add 1 more teaspoon of buttermilk to reach the right consistency. Transfer to pastry bag with a 4B star tip. If you like you can pipe it in a circular motion, or you can pipe it like I did and make little stars.

I love the bright green color! I drink 2-3 cups of green tea per day, so I think I would definitely be a fan of this frosting. I’ve never bought matcha powder, but you make it sound quiiiite appealing!

I had a friend in college who ate hot cheetos out of the bag with a fork. Because she didn’t like the red stuff getting on her fingers. So strange, but hey. To each his own, right?

these sound delicious!!! and i cry during every episode of parenthood, too.

a friend of mine introduced me to the most genius way to eat a cupcake. rip it in half (so you are holding the top half that has the frosting on it and the bottom half that doesn’t. ) place bottom half upside-down on top half and eat. this way the frosting is in the middle, like a sandwich, and you get frosting in every bite!

When I worked at Starbucks, i was once dared to eat a teaspoon full of matcha powder. [Do not try that at home!] It would have been put to much better use in frosting–the color is gorgeous on this! There’s a place in town called Philly Cupcake that has a rotating menu of delights and one of the flavors was a green tea honey cupcake. This frosting would be perfect for that. So glad I found this post! 🙂 [also, your site design is gorgeous!]

I’m with you, I’ve never been a cupcake kind of girl. I find they tend to be bland and dry and the frosting just takes over! I haven’t made cupcakes in yeeeears because of this. But, after seeing these and your hot chocolate cupcakes, I think you may have convinced me to make them sometime. Maaaaybe.

Chocolate Sprite cupcakes!? You have my attention! I am totally gonna try. Anything that involves chocolate is a must try in my greedy little hands! I had to laugh at your obsession with taking pictures of strangers doing weird things – I am obsessed with taking pictures, period …so I sometimes catch the weird acts too. Cupcakes with a fork & a knife however is downright awesome/weirdest thing ever! You also paired chocolate and matcha…my two favorite things, so hello!! I am waving right now I like you! ;D

I’m totally with you on #1 and 2! My hubby always sneaks a peek at me to see when I start crying…And although it’s been a while since I’ve taken a sneaky stranger picture, it’s usually about weird mullets or crazy clothes…Thanks for the laugh!

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these cupcakes were amazing! the chocolate cupcake was one of the best I’ve ever tasted! I loved how even though there is a lot of sugar in the icing, when combined with the match it is not overly sweet at all! Made these yesterday and everyone loved them.